The Thrills: Let's Bottle Bohemia If someone told me the 2nd cd by The Thrills would be this damn good I would have peed on their head. Luckily for them, no one I talk to in a way that would allow for peeing on one's ehad listens to The Thrills.

And to clarify: I meant I would have commenced with the peeing if someone said right after the 2nd cd came out it was going to be this damn good. Cause I didn't see The Thrills going up in overall quality so quickly.

Gotta pimp this CD one last time. I bought it months ago, listened to it non-stop for a couple of weeks, then put it on the shelf after purchasing some newer music. Recently, however, I pulled it out again and it hasn't left my player since. Allmusic.com summarizes the album thusly:

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The singer/songwriter brings a variety of influences to his rock & roll — influences ranging from blues and Memphis soul to punk to country, and that country influence isn't surprising when you consider that his father is country star Bobby Bare Sr. But the younger Bare is hardly a carbon copy of his famous dad; while Bare Sr.'s name is synonymous with country, Bare Jr. is primarily a rocker with country influences. At times, From the End of Your Leash can be a little too self-indulgent for its own good, but that's only a minor problem — one that is easily outweighed by the warmth, humanity, and soulfulness that Bare Jr. brings to this generally memorable CD.

It would be remiss of me to not mention that I am firmly addicted to the new Travis single off of their upcoming greatest hits comp. The tune goes by the name of Walking in the Sun and it is groin-grabbingly great. I think it'll be an instant classic for anybody who likes Travis, especially those of y'all who were turned off by 12 MEMORIES (which I actually liked but that's neither here nor there...). Anywho, I highly recommend that you at least give 'er a stream off of the Travis site. 'Tis a pretty great video as well.

Oh, and Captain Caveman, do you have this? Guess who finally does after much 'net spelunking?

Oh, and Captain Caveman, do you have this? Guess who finally does after much 'net spelunking?

Funny you should mention it... During my usual net sleuthing, I discovered this fine item just a few days ago. Unfortunately, I was unable to acquire said item due to its owner leaving my presence before I could obtain it.

I did, however, get a collection of Ryan Adam's early recordings. Rough quality stuff, but still quite good. How's the Lazy Stars material?

Still listening to The Magnetic Fields' I (picked it up for the second run this year). I would be listening to the Arcade Fire as well, if it wasn't sold out at every store I've been to in the last week.

Well done to the Franz Ferdinand and the Flaming Lips: Soft Bulletin folks. That some good music on the slate for tomorrow. but right now to wrap up the day I am relaxing in the home stretch to The Shins: Chutes to Narrow...

i just picked up Sum41's new album Chuck on a whim while i was dvd shopping at BestBuy this evening...All Killer, No Filler was a fun punk/pop album, so i figured what the hell (doesn't hurt that it's only $9.99 either).

so what do i think? they went a little different direction this time and i'm really liking what i've heard so far. they have a few mellow songs this time around, but the majority is an interesting punk/metal mix that actually makes for some really kick-ass songs. if you're into punk and hard-rock/metal, i'd recommend checking it out

I got turned on Guster after watchin Austin City Limits, so I've been digging into their library. I've had All of the Modest Mouse Cds on my rotation since I first heard Good News... a couple months back. Franz has invaded some air time, decent catchy band. Also got the new Sparta album and really like it after a couple of listens, was shocked at how different it felt from their debut but it's quickly grown on me.

Finally I'm still playing some older mixes that have Sun Volt, Uncle Tupelo, Sloan, the Shins, David Bowie and several odds and ends on them.

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"I hate cynicism -- it's my least favorite quality and it doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind amazing things will happen." - Conan O'Brien

Capt. Caveman, I've gotten to hear a couple Bobby Bare Jr. tracks now, and I'm kinda digging them. I definitely like it better than when he was going for a hard rock sound. "Strange Bird" and "Your Favorite Hat" are the tracks, I believe. How are those songs in relation tot he rest of the record?

The sampler is pretty great, overall. Lots of people I've been meaning to listen to more and never got around to (Trailer Bride, Jon Langford, Kelly Hogan, Paul Burch). Oh, and the CD sampler came with a Bloodshot bumper sticker, which will look very nice on my car.

Nothing new, but I've been listening to a lot of Souixsie recently, especially Juju, Nocturne (live disc) and Tinderbox.

The last Creatures album ("Hai!) was quite enjoyable, but man to I miss the Banshees...

Ah, yes, it's almost Halloween. Time for me to start doing this too. Juju always gets a several spins from me time of year. Might have to break out my VHS of Twice Upon a Lifetime The Videos too (when are they gonna upgrade this to DVD?)

Capt. Caveman, I've gotten to hear a couple Bobby Bare Jr. tracks now, and I'm kinda digging them. I definitely like it better than when he was going for a hard rock sound. "Strange Bird" and "Your Favorite Hat" are the tracks, I believe. How are those songs in relation tot he rest of the record?

They are a good representation of the sound of the rest of the album, but definitely not my favorite tracks. If you like them, though, I'm pretty certain you'll love the entire disc.... I assume by "hard rock sound" you are referring to his band, Bare Jr.? As you probably gathered from the sampler, the songs on his two solo albums are very different in sound. They focus much more on a more stripped down rootsy sound that better showcase his unique songwriting skill.